Sasol North America, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an integrated producer of commodity and specialty chemicals employing approximately 700 people. Manufacturing locations are in Baltimore, Maryland, Lake Charles, Louisiana and Tucson, Arizona. The Company's Research & Development facility is located near the largest manufacturing facility in the Lake Charles, Louisiana area.
Formed from the chemical division of CONOCO, Inc., Vista Chemical became a private company in July 1984. In 1986, it became a publicly traded company, and in 1991, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the German oil and gas producer, RWE-DEA, as part of the CONDEA Group. On March 1, 2001, RWE-DEA concluded an agreement with Sasol Limited (Johannesburg, South Africa) for the purchase of the CONDEA Group.
Sasol North America operates as part of Sasol Olefins & Surfactants, headquartered in Germany. Sasol Olefins & Surfactants is part of the chemicals division of Sasol Limited. Sasol North America strives to deliver consistently high quality products to all our customers around the world.